Anab Ali, a Somali-American Muslim, remembers the message she received on Nov. 9, 2016, loud and clear. She awoke to the news that Donald Trump was president-elect and then found her Hillary Clinton yard sign ripped up and stuffed inside her mailbox. A note was attached. “Ninety percent of Christians voted for Trump, thank God,”… Read More

Amid the current awakening about sexual misconduct in the workplace, the Conservative movement is much like everyone else — processing the almost daily revelations while also not immune to the reach of the #MeToo movement, as one of their own has been swept up in allegations of sexual abuse of minors. Last week, the United… Read More

LOS ANGELES — Reuven Rivlin played peacemaker Monday night — between American Jews and the Israeli government. Speaking at the annual General Assembly of the North American Jewish federation movement, Israel’s president sympathized with attendees’ complaints that Israel was ignoring their calls for religious pluralism there, but also urged patience with Israel’s political process. “Whether… Read More

Fresh off of Democratic electoral victories in Virginia and New Jersey, a new group of Jewish Democrats announced its existence Wednesday, and vowed to strengthen ties between the party and Israel, oppose what it says is the Trump administration’s tolerance of neo-Nazis and galvanize the Jewish community to elect Democrats in 2018 and beyond. With… Read More